Ohio State adds key LB to top 2025 recruiting class

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Ohio State's top-ranked 2025 recruiting class continues to grow.

Blue-chip prospect Riley Pettijohn from McKinney, Texas, committed Saturday to the Buckeyes. According to the 247Sports composite, he's a five-star recruit, the No. 4 overall linebacker and No. 31 player in the class.

Former NFL linebacker James Laurinaitis, the position coach at